St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-01-29
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE POLICE
JURY.

The Polics, Jury met pursuant to ad-
tournament Present: Albert Guldry,
President: A. Perrodin. ID. Z. Sa!zan.
w. c. Gordon. E. Dubuisson. Sam Haas
sRd L. Young.
The reading of the minutes OF the
lss. meeting was dispensed with.
Mr. Remand representing tire texas
Pacific Railroad. asked in the name OF
said Company that the assessment OF
that road be reduced from $1,000 per
mile to $1,000 per Miie, which was re-
fused by the Police Jury for the reason
that when acting 10 July last rs a
Board of Revlsers. they assessed the
three roads at the uniform rate of
$500 per mile, and that two of said
roads have already paid their taxes.
Messrs. John o. Richard. Joseph E.
Spyrer, Joseph Sicily, Andeol Landry,
Joseph Bourque, Felix Miller and John
Miller. were appointed d committee to
lay out road from the Vermillion
crossing to intersect the Grand Coteau
and Arnaudville road at Joseph e..
Spyrer. provided that said road be laid
ont at no expense to the parish.
Nessrs. Ebert CAN'T, A. ID. Hawkins.
Viacent w. Boagni, Preston King, DR..
j. Walker, j. F. Lumpkins, and ID. Z.
Satan, were appointed a committee to
ascertain if there is any cause to neces-
itate the opening OF the Sackett Leyee,
and report to the Police Jury at its
next meeting.
Messrs. David Courville, ST., Simon
?. B. Manuel, d. Dnplechain. ST., DO
seph Young and Gustave Fontenot,
we're appointed a committee to ascer-
tain the cost to rebuild or repair the
bridge near Denis Lafleur, over L'anse
Bourbeuse, on the road to John Reeds
bridge, and report.
Messrs. VIM. Randolph, Edward Hub
bard and Il. w. Swatford, were appoint
ed a committee to confer with IL like
committeee from the parish of Rapides
10 ascertain the cost to rebuild the
bridge over Bayou Crocodile near Ran
tiolph's place, and report.
On motion it was resolved, That the
fine of Michel Sonnier be reduced to the
gum of $3.50. One Hundred and Fifty
Dollars
On motion it was resolved, That Geo.
q. Elias, parish surveyor, and in case he
cannot attend, that Leonce E. Littell,
surveyor, be instructed to survey the
lines between the parish of st. Landry
and the parish of Acadia, and that the
President Of the Police Jury of the par
ish of Acadia be served with copy of
this ordinance in pursuance to Sec. 1853
OF the Revised Statutes, aud be it fur
ther resolved, That the Clerk will mott
fy the Police Jury of the parish OF
Acadia to also instruct it's surveyor to
meet the one from St. Landry parish on
the first Monday in February next, be-
ing the 7th day of that month, at the
town of Rayne, in order then and there
to commence said survey. And be it
further resolved, That if at said time
and place the surveyor of Acadia par
ish does not meet the surveyor OF st.
Landry parish at the time and place
designated above, that then and in that
case, alter waiting two (2) clear days,
the surveyor of st. Landry parish shall
proceed to the running and marking of
the said boundary line separating the
two adjoining parishes.
On motion it was resolved, That We
approve and adopt as an ordinance Of
the Police Jury of the parish of st.
Landry. Act No. Ill OF the Legislature
Of the State of Louisiana, adopted July
sth, 1886, which reads as follows, viz:
AN ACT
10 encourage sheep husbandry, to pro-
tect sheep from the ravages of dogs,
to make it a misdemeanor to know
ingly own or keep sheep killing dog,
aud to provide penalty for the same
and to invest police juries with pow
er to pass certain ordinances to de-
clare the violation of such ordinances
a misdemeanor, and to provide the
punishment thereof
WHEREAS, Many portions of this
State are we'll adapted to sheep hus-
bandry; and
greatly prosper and would be source
of great profit but for the ravages OF
dogs therefore.
SECTION |. Be it enacted By the GEN
erat assembly of the State Of Louisiana,
That the police Jurles OF the several
parishes OF this State are hereby author
lied to pass all such ordinances as they
may deem necessary to encourage sheep
ravages Of dogs, and to impose such
fines and penalties to enforce said ordi-
nances as they may deem proper, to be
recovered by ordinary process before
any court Of competent jurisdiction. in
the name of the police jury Of the
parish.
SEC. Q. BE 1t further enacted. ETC.,
Whoever shall violate any ordinance OF
a police jury passed pursuant to the
section of this act, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction, shall be punished by a
fine not to exceed one hundred dollars,
or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty
days, or both. at the discretion Of the
cour, provided. that the imposition Of
4 fine by civil process shall not be bar
to prosecution under this section. nor
shall prosecution under this section.
bar civil proceeding to recover tine
as provided in section one OF TINS act.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That upon the petition Of not less than
fifty tax payers of any parish it shall be
the duty of the police jury to pass and
it shall pass the ordinances authorized
and contemplated by this act; and the
said police juries shall have the power
and it shall be their duty to devise
ways and means to destroy dogs owned